the chief executive of the recruitment and employment confederation and former managing director at the cbi. welcome here to the programme. real shock waves at this firing today. your reaction? i shock waves at this firing today. your reaction? shock waves at this firing today. your reaction? ~ . , , , your reaction? i think many members over the your reaction? i think many members overthe last your reaction? i think many members over the last week your reaction? i think many members over the last week have your reaction? i think many members over the last week have been - your reaction? i think many members over the last week have been clear. over the last week have been clear that the cbi board needed to take decisive action. the allegations that we ve seen in the press are, as you reported, devastating. today s announcement is the first step of the cbi finding itself back to more stable ground. the cbi is an institution nearly important organisation. every country has a busin
party in 2019. all of this is unrelated to tony, much of it before his time involving other individuals. now, today, the cbi described the allegations as devastating and obviously an investigation into the act is continuing, but it has been hugely damaging. meetings between the cbi and the governments have been cancelled. the cbi has hit the pause button on its events, including its big annual dinner. so i think, you know, it is still too early to say whether this investigation plus it s commitments to work with the police on these matters, it s launched a review of its culture and its government, but whether this is all enough to be sure its members that it can represent their interests i think is still a bit too early to say. well, joining us now to discuss this further is neil carberry,
has eased slightly in may, to just a fraction over 7%, from an eight year high of 7.8% in the previous month. however, it still stayed above the reserve bank of india s upper tolerance limit for a fifth month in a row. we were just talking there about the impact all of this current economic turmoil is going to have on the labour market. today we will get the employment numbers out in the uk injust a employment numbers out in the uk in just a few hours. while the labour markets in the us, france and other european countries have managed to get back to work and even expand compared with pre pandemic levels, the uk s workforce is getting smaller, which has meant businesses are finding it hard to filljob vacances and wages are rising as a result. fewer workers in the market is also putting a squeeze on the wider economy. joining me now is neil carberry, chief executive, recruitment & employment confederation. good morning, nice to see you
the government has pumped into railways since the pandemic and only 70 80% of passengers have come back so changes need to be made. with me now is neil carberry, chief executive of recruitment agency, rec. what do you make of this suggestion from grant shapps? this what do you make of this suggestion from grant shapps? from grant shapps? this is a suggestion from grant shapps? this is a suggestion we from grant shapps? this is a suggestion we have - from grant shapps? this is a suggestion we have seen - from grant shapps? this is a i suggestion we have seen before from grant shapps? this is a - suggestion we have seen before from this and other governments, it s not one agencies were representative bodies support because we don t think injecting someone else s staff into the middle of a dispute between an employer or workers is the right thing to do, you should look for a resolution and that only fans the flames of dispute. i5 resolution and that only fans the flames of dispute.